An MCP server that lets AI agents draw hand-drawn Excalidraw diagrams as files on your machine.
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claude mcp add sketchdex -e SKETCHDEX_VAULT=<SKETCHDEX_VAULT> -e SKETCHDEX_BROWSER=<SKETCHDEX_BROWSER> -- npx -y [email protected]{
"mcpServers": {
"sketchdex": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"SKETCHDEX_VAULT": "<SKETCHDEX_VAULT>",
"SKETCHDEX_BROWSER": "<SKETCHDEX_BROWSER>"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"sketchdex": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"SKETCHDEX_VAULT": "<SKETCHDEX_VAULT>",
"SKETCHDEX_BROWSER": "<SKETCHDEX_BROWSER>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"sketchdex": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"SKETCHDEX_VAULT": "<SKETCHDEX_VAULT>",
"SKETCHDEX_BROWSER": "<SKETCHDEX_BROWSER>"
}
}
}
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Tools
This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.
Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
SKETCHDEX_VAULTOptional | Folder where scenes are stored. Default: ~/Documents/sketchdex |
SKETCHDEX_BROWSEROptional | Path to a Chromium-based browser binary used for render_scene. Default: the first of Chrome, Chromium, Edge or Brave found on the machine |
Details
| Package | [email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| First published | 4 Sep 2026 |
| Last updated | 4 Sep 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.lucasr1b/sketchdex |
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